Synopsis:
The nephews have turned into soap haters but Donald does not concur. Off to the bath...

Comments:
Cleanliness is one of the top priorities for any responsible parent, so Donald is distraught when his nephews suddenly are not compliant anymore. The nephews had similar whims in WDCS184.

Synopsis:
It is the first day after the holidays and Donald discovers that the nephews have run away from home. He goes after them.

Comments:
This is not the only time the nephews played hooky in Barks' stories. And, as a responsible parent, Donald reacts in the proper way by bringing them to understand their error.

Synopsis:
The nephews are forced by Donald to learn to be great musicians but they are not that interested...

Comments:
Isn't it all parents' wish that their offspring should grow up and amount to something? Barks wrote several stories in which Donald tried to make his nephews interested in the world of music - but always with very limited success!

Synopsis:
Donald encourages the nephews to study the industrious ants and their way of life but they end up taking the wind out of his sails.

Comments:
Again, Donald tries his best to impart some knowledge to the nephews. This time he thinks they should know about the smallest of creatures. Barks wrote several other stories containing the same basic idea of getting in touch with nature; examples are WDCS214 and WDCS274.

Synopsis:
Donald decides to beautify his backyard at springtime but there are gophers below with different ideas...

Comments:
In this story Barks gives us yet another example of dealing with nature. But this time there is a twist; now the nephews are teaching Donald how nature works...

Synopsis:
Gyro invents an imagining machine by which one by force of thought can travel wherever he wants. Donald and the nephews pop up to Jupiter, where everything is much larger than on Earth!

Comments:
Barks very seldom tried to teach his readers 'heavy' lessons in his stories, but this one is a case example of a story in which Donald really teaches his nephews a few things about comparative sizes - in an entertaining manner...

Synopsis:
Donald does not believe the nephews' science fiction magazines stories about sending matter through space. But Gyro can send Donald through space!

Comments:
For decades parents have been trying to give their offspring good and solid reading habits, and for some reason books always seem to be preferred to magazines and comics(!). Donald agrees...